From Vienna to Munich we drove through beautiful scenery of snow-capped mountains, large lakes and thick forest. We passed towns with unique houses and the train lines were often the only sign of human inhabitance. We've already stamped Austria down as a must-visit destination for future travel!
In Munich we settled into our very 'chic' airbnb - a photographer's apartment that reflected his oh-so-cool minimalist/industrial style. We were pretty comfortable, right on the outskirts of Munich and able to wander in within half an hour. Saying that, quite a lot of our time in Munich was filled with job applications and toasted sandwiches... lucky our apartment was stylish enough to make up for it ;)
We did get out and see the city, though. Each day we walked through Viktualienmarkt, a market for your food and Easter decorations, fresh juice and chocolate-covered fruit. We stood for half an hour in the main square waiting for the figures in the large clock to do their 12-noon dance (which finally happened at about 6 minutes past 12, and lasted about 10 minutes of repetition...) while all the other clocks in the area chimed within 5 minutes of each other.
We walked past protests on two days (our guess is they were both about education...), and made it to the English Gardens to check out one of the most renown beer gardens. The beer garden was unfortunately pretty empty at this time of year, but the park was beautiful and we saw many pups and runners pass us.
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On our last night we popped in to the city centre for some take away dinner and beside the only seats we came across to eat was a 6-piece band (including a grand piano and various strings) playing classical music! Munich also provided some pretty tasty beer, and a vegan coffee shop around the corner from 'home' that gave us hazelnut cappuccinos while enjoying the apartment.
Now we're in Italy, and it's pretty great. More to come!
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